CD Trader

I came in to sell some vinyl records. I had a huge box full. I got rid of maybe 60 out of the 200 or so. He was really nice and came to my car because the box was to heavy. He went through them all and took the ones he wanted. I am not sure the price, but he gave me $ 65.00. Store was really nice and a lot of cool old school music photos on the wall… Definitely a jem store, thanks for your help.

Okay selection of records… Usually pretty busy on the weekends. I pop in here from time to time to see what’s new, though I rarely find anything I want. I’ve picked up some great blues reissues and the pricing is decent.
The inside of this place is reminiscent of record stores from the late 90s, early 2000’s. Like a place that time forgot. But then again, it’s a record shop in a strip mall in the valley so I don’t expect any less.
I have not had much good experience with the staff. Many occasions I’ve been ignored for long periods of time waiting. Or my mere existence has seemed like a huge inconvenience for them.
I recently brought in some old records to sell because I was cleaning out my collection and am tired of lugging hundreds of LP’s around. The guy who bought from me made me feel like to total square, barely able to hide his smug look of judgement as he flipped through my stuff like I just brought him in a pile of steaming shit. Excuse me that I like what I like and am not «cool» enough for you, dude.

Still a decent store, especially for DVDs. But they are on top of most of their used cd pricing. The days of finding something new or out of print for $ 3.99 are pretty much over. I noticed that a lot of staff from the Sherman oaks second spin are over there now which is pretty cool since they are a nice bunch of people and their old staff certainly needed that boost in friendliness.

This place is a gem. One of the CD stores left in 2015. It carries everything from CD’s, Vinyls, DVD’s, Blu-​Rays, and so on.
There is something magical about looking through a store to find the perfect CD, having a physical item to hold and admire, look through the album art that people take a lot of time creating, and so on.
If you love movies, they have a great selection of movies here as well. Much larger selection than Target or Best Buy.
This place deserves to be and in my opinion MUST be supported.

Located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, I hope CD Trader lasts forever. An oasis for all music groupies, you will not be disappointed. This intimate store is a great place to purchase records, CD’s, DVD’s, posters, and some other awesome vintage products. Upon arrival, customers are given the options to buy, trade, and/​or sell. The guys at the counter are always very friendly making the experience extra enjoyable.
Strolling down the aisles you’ll find some real gems. Rock & Roll, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Funk, Blues, Hip-​Hop, etc… this place has it all. The music collection is pure gold and has many of my favorites, including some rare finds. Most vinyl’s are in excellent condition ranging from used to brand new. Prices are fair and affordable.
It’s a shame we don’t have more authentic stores like this, but CD Trader fills the void. So c’mon people; support your neighborhood store and let’s keep these spectacular records alive! As they say in the film Almost Famous, «if you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends».

An excellent resource most of the time. Sure, Amoeba and Amazon have more, but since CD Trader is convenient, I try there. After I check the DVD rack or the cd trays, I like going through the $ 3 section. Sometimes they have stuff that’s not worth retail, but I give it a shot anyway. Be wary of the new stuff, I have seen sale prices at Target that were lower.

Good selection and you can find real gems if you have the time. Prices are also pretty good and sometimes the prices are really good. Large selection of most genres.

Great selection of hard to find CD’s, and DVD’s. This is where i go if i am looking for something a little bit harder to find or a little older. They do have a great variety of new items as well but i know that if something is hard to find odds are i will find it here. I appreciate that there is someone close by to help me if i ever can’t find something and i really like the vibe that there is here, it’s always great music playing and really relaxed so i feel like i can take my time and really get a good chance to look around.

I haven’t been there in like 7 years, but it was a great place to BUY music and video content as well as other things like T-​shirts etc. However if you’re SELLING ITEMS to them, they are CHEAP, and sometimes rude. I even had an old friend who was addicted to drugs (now clean), so she would steal Blu-​rays and DVDs from Blockbuster (when it was still around), and sell them brand new every day for roughly 3 months. The employees obviously knew that the items were stolen because nobody comes in with 15 to 30 Blu-​rays & DVDs (still in their shrink wrapping) every day without them getting suspicious. Still knowing all of this, they happily bought up the items daily. They were unethical and enabling my friend to use drugs by taking the items. Like I said I haven’t been there since 2008. I don’t remember a long haired guy with a bad attitude, but I remember a bald guy with glasses. In the end, I have mixed feelings about this place. The employees were corrupt. On the other hand, it’s still a cool store, and still around in the dying industry of being an independent record store in the digital/​streaming age.

CD’s were a bit hard to go through as they didn’t have any dividers. I managed but it just made things slower for someone like myself with a long list.
What I was looking for was way too outside the box. Only a few items that I was looking for was on the list but I realistically didn’t expect half of them to be there. No negative reflection on the store. I just go for gold.
Store is well organized, lots of space and air conditioned.
They sell vinyl mailers which helped protect my records for home. I didn’t do a lot of record buying since we were 90 minutes away from our hostel in 33 degrees heat (Canadian measurement).
I did have some things in consideration in hand but with the exchange rate at $ 1.37 my list was automatically cut to a third before I reached the til.
Great music in the background. Awesome guys to chat with. The music nerd in me loves to geek out.
There is a small selection of rare records on the wall worth checking out before leaving the store if it’s your first time. Green Day record is severely overpriced.
We bought
Green Day book
Tron soundtrack
Devo cd
Sparks cd

I have been buying my music here it seems forever. Friendly atmosphere and plenty of new and used vinyl, CDs, movie DVDs, and 5.1 audio.

I have spent hours here and have always found great stuff. The prices very and sometimes they CAN be outrageous. Worth digging around in this place though.

Always find some choice vinyl here although their prices are somewhat expensive. Still, I’ve found some great stuff here I’ve never seen anywhere else

I used to be a regular customer here because I have a friend that works there. Then I tried to return a CD that had a mastering problem. I was told by a cashier that they couldn’t return something because I didn’t like it. Never said I didn’t like it. I even offered to get the same thing if it didn’t have the problem. No go. Then i was told by a mangler (manager) that you «take your chances» when you buy them. He finally gave the ol’ «We’ll do it this time» line, like I was asking him to do a favor. I picked out something else, told my friend I wouldn’t be shopping there anymore, did the exchange, tore up my punch cards and left. I actually felt like I’d done something wrong here. Not anymore. If you’re gonna shop here, beware. You «take your chances» here.

This place obviously has an issue with customer service. I strolled in there once while I was waiting for the diner next door. They were having a sale, so I decided to do some shopping. I found a Deftones vinyl boxset marked $ 39.99 (I honestly did not think the price was weird at the time although I realize I should have).
They guy who rang me up didn’t seem to think it was weird either and sold me the set. It wasn’t until a while later when I was almost through with me breakfast next door when a awkward looking gentlemen came over to my table and asked if I had bought the set.
He told me that I was sold the set at the wrong price and it was supposed to be $ 399.00. He kinda gave me a look like «Oh. you didn’t notice?» Like I tried to get away with something. Obviously the guy you have behind the counter didn’t seem to have a problem with it.
They are lucky that I was the kind of customer that I was because I realize they are an independent business, and a mistake is a mistake, but I think they should have showed some humility, especially since they came into another business an confronted me about it in front of my friends at the breakfast table!
My only other experience here worth mentioning is on record store day 2014 when they had a line that wrapped throughout the store while the (1) clerk handling RSD purchases catered to a man that was going through the entire RSD list asking questions and buying EVERYTHING! They made no attempt to limit this scalper or open another register for real customers and music lovers to get a chance at the limited releases.
I am thinking of visiting this location again on RSD this year. If I do I will update my review.

Was selling vinyls, older gentleman was rude, and broke some vinyls. Then told me to get out of store.
Horrible service. Never again.
Sorry. Some other employees may be nice. Store may be great overall, but my visit was terrible.
I would give this older, white gentleman, with long hair, a –5 review for his services. Rude bastard.
He came off with an attitude and no respect, thought he was the King of the world and knew it all. Realistically, if you are over 50, and working at CD Trader, you are nobody.
Excuse me for rant.
God bless.

Best Vinyl selection in the West SFV. Amoeba is bigger and better but it also another 30 – 45 minutes past this place on a good day. They should expand the vinyl section more and start to downsize the CD section FWIW.
Who knew that Vinyl would outlast the Compact Disc!

A hidden gem on the west side of the San Fernando Valley!!!
CD TRADER is a really cool store that buys, sells, and trades Dvd’s, CD’s, blue rays, & vinyls.
I have seen a few figures from movies but not to many.
In the movies section you will find such categories as children’s movies, musicals, classics, music, tv series & shows, animé, sci-​fi, horror, drama, adult, comedy etc.
used and new.
I love finding dvds for those movies of when i was a child.
I love to find movies to give as a gift. It is worth taking a peek inside you might be surprise what you find.
Use the stamp card to be able to get a free item once you’ve stamped up the card.
It is a fun place to wander into.
It’s like a mini-​mini Ameobas.
Staff is always nice & helpful

CD trader is a great place if you want to find a low-​cost CD or DVD. The selection is pretty good although there is no guarantee to finding exactly what you’re looking for, it is all hit and miss. some of the staff can be a little bit aloof, customer service is not necessarily what they are there for it’s almost as though they have contempt for the customers. Some may find this a problem, but I guess it really doesn’t matter as long as I’m able to buy some inexpensive DVDs.

Records shops are pretty much everywhere, but finding what you’re looking for is sometimes tough… This shop didn’t disappoint!!!
Their punk section was extremely awesome!!! They carry so much good import and stocked well in so many categories. You will definitely find something you were not even looking for. Prices are extremely good, compared to some other places and websites. Staff is awesome. All around a really amazing record shop.